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The carrier Wi-Fi equipment market continued to grow in 2017, driven by ongoing broadband demand and a strong role within the 5G era. Revenue reached $626 million for the full-year 2017, increasing 1.3 percent from the prior year.

Worldwide, 2.3 million small cell units shipped during 2017, resulting in an increase of 39 percent year over year. Revenue totaled $1.8 billion in 2017 (+20 percent year over year), mainly driven by rural and remote areas.

IHS Technology analysis and commentary on the first half (H1) 2016 Outdoor Small Cell Mobile Backhaul Equipment Biannual Market Tracker, which includes data for the half-year ended December 2015, follows.

Worldwide Ethernet access device (EAD) revenue totaled $958 million in 2015, up 4 percent over the prior year. The market continues to be driven by carrier Ethernet connections for three main applications: backhaul from business buildings and DSLAMs, mobile backhaul, and wholesale carrier-to-carrier—mostly for offnet access to buildings, but also for intra-metro connections.